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E Flashcards

1
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Ebb

A

Recede; lessen

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2
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Ebullient

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Showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm

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Ecclesiastic

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Pertaining to church

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4
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Ecologist

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A person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment

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5
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Efface

A

Erase

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Effeminate

A

Having womanly traits

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7
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Effete

A

Worn out; exhausted; barren

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8
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Efficacy

A

Power to produce desired effect

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9
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Effluvium

A

Noxious smell

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10
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Effrontery

A

Shameless boldness

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11
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Egoism

A

Excessive interest in one’s self; belief that one should be interested in oneself

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12
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Egregious

A

Notorious; very bad or shocking

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13
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Elegy

A

Poem or song expressing lamentation; dirge

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14
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Elicit

A

Evoke; draw out by discussion

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15
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Ellipsis

A

Omission of words understood from a context

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16
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Elliptical

A

Oval; ambiguous on purpose or by omission of key words

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17
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Eloquence

A

Expressiveness; persuasive speech

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18
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Elysian

A

Relating to paradise; blissful

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19
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Embargo

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Ban on commerce or other activity

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20
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Embattled

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Ready for battle; in a state of defense

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21
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Embellish

A

Ornament; adorn

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22
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Embroil

A

Throw into confusion; involve in strife; entangle

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23
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Emetic

A

Substance causing vomiting

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24
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Emollient

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Soothing or softening remedy

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25
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Empirical

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Based on experience; practical

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26
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Encipher

A

Encode

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27
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Encomium

A

High praise; eulogy

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28
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Encroachment

A

Gradual intrusion

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29
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Endemic

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Prevailing among a specific group of people, or in a specific area or country

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30
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Enervate

A

Weaken

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31
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Enfranchise

A

Admit to the rights of citizenship

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32
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Enhance

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Increase; improve

33
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Enigma

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Puzzle; mystery

34
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Ennui

35
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Ensconce

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Hide away; settle comfortably

36
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Entomology

A

Study of insects

37
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Entree

A

Right to enter

38
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Environ

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Enclose; surround

39
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Eon

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Long period of time; an age

40
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Epaulet

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Ornament worn on the shoulder

41
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Ephemeral

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Short-lived; fleeting

42
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Episodic

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Loosely connected; dividided into incidents

43
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Epistemologist

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Philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge

44
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Epitaph

A

Enscription in memory of a dead person

45
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Epithet

A

Word or phrased characteristically used to describe a person or thing.

“The Conquerer”

46
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Epitome

A

Perfect example or embodiment

47
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Equanimity

A

Calmness of temperament; composure; levelheadedness

48
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Equestrian

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Rider on horseback

49
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Equivocate

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Avoid an issue; lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth

50
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Erratic

A

Odd; unpredictable

51
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Erudite

A

Scholarly; learned

52
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Eschew

A

Avoid on purpose

53
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Esoteric

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Hard to understand; known only to the chosen few

54
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Etymology

A

Study of word parts

55
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Eugenic

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Pertaining to the designed improvement of a race

56
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Euology

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Expression of praise, usually for a dead person

57
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Euphemism

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Mild expression in place of an unpleasant one

58
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Euphoria

A

Feeling of great happiness and well being

59
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Euthanasia

A

Mercy killing

60
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Evanescent

A

Fleeting; vanishing

61
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Evocative

A

Tending to call up from memory; suggestive

62
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Exacerbate

A

Worsen; embitter

63
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Exchequer

A

Financial institution, treasury

64
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Excoriate

A

Scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off

65
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Exegesis

A

Explanation, especially of a biblical text

66
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Exigency

A

Urgency; difficulty

67
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Exiguous

A

Small, minute

68
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Exonerate

A

Acquit; exculpate

69
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Expatiate

A

Talk at length

70
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Expatriate

A

Exile; someone who has withdrawn from their native land

71
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Expiate

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To make amends for (sin)

72
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Expository

A

Explanatory; serving to explain

73
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Expunge

A

Canceal; remove

74
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Extemporaneous

A

Impromptu; immediate

75
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Extraneous

A

Not essential; superfluous

76
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Extrinsic

A

External; not essential; extraneous

77
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Extrude

A

Force or push out

78
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Exuberant

A

Abundant; effusive; lavish

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